FMNH 222568.nosub[1]

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    Transcriber: Julia W. Kennedy : Field Museum of Natural History - Anthropology Collections
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    Description: scan of catalog card [FRONT] [MAIN BODY] Field Museum of Natural History - Ethnology | 22-17 | Provenience: Africa Nigeria | People or Culture: Hausa | Object: Bowl | Material: Calabash | Description: Round calabash bowl with incised design both inside and out. Rim is stained black. There is a natural-colored band next to the rim on the outside. A band of horizontal lines is followed by a band of vertical lines and dots and another band of horizontal lines. A band of lines runs across the bottom with two quarter-moon shapes at either side. Inside has a triangle at the center with lines irregularly spaced radiating outward. | Dimensions: (in cm.) Diameter 26.25 cm. Height 14 cm. | Collection: Gift of Dr. Gwendolen Carter April 15, 1974 [LEFT MARGIN] A | ENT | 222568 | Field No. | Neg. No. 77 | Acc. 3268 [BACK] [2 PHOTOGRAPHS] Catalogue #222568
Catalog Number: 222568.nosub[1]
Description: bowl
Materials: gourd (calabash)
Cultural Attribution: Hausa
Accession Number: [3268] G. Carter (Gift)
Accession Year: 1974
Collector/Source: Gwendolen Carter, Gwendolen Carter
EMu IRN: 1128284
GUID: bed1945c-7166-4801-adb2-ca52095b7374

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